Dividend Stocks for Dummies

Introduction

Part I: Introducing Dividend Investing Basics
Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around Dividend Investing
Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Dividend Details
Chapter 3: Grasping the Dividend Advantage

Part II: Selecting an Investment Approach and Picking Stocks
Chapter 4: Risky Business: Assessing Risk and Your Risk Tolerance
Chapter 5: Setting Goals and Making Plans
Chapter 6: Choosing the Right Approach for You
Chapter 7: Searching for Promising Candidates
Chapter 8: Sizing Up Potential Picks

Part III: Exploring Income-Generating Industries
Chapter 9: Lighting Up Your Portfolio with Utilities
Chapter 10: Pumping Up Your Portfolio with Energy Partnerships
Chapter 11: Getting Connected with Telecommunications Stocks
Chapter 12: Investing in the Necessities of Life: Consumer Goods
Chapter 13: Exploring REITs and Financials

Part IV: Checking Out Dividend Investment Vehicles
Chapter 14: Compounding Your Returns with Dividend Reinvestment Plans
Chapter 15: Diversifying Your Dividends through Mutual Funds
Chapter 16: Tapping the Best of Both Worlds with Exchange-Traded Funds
Chapter 17: Going Global with Foreign Dividends

Part V: Managing Your Portfolio
Chapter 18: Choosing an Effective Stock-Picking Strategy
Chapter 19: Buying and Selling Dividend Stocks: Where and How
Chapter 20: Tuning In to Changes in Tax Laws

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: Setting the Record Straight: Ten Common Misconceptions about Dividends
Chapter 22: Ten Dividend Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Appendix: The Dividend Aristocrats
Index